applied to the face before thermomechanical fractional injury therapy to treat wrinkles around the eyes provided satisfactory comfort to the patient during the procedure without sacrificing post-treatment outcomes, a small study of the recently cleared device found.
"Based on the approach that we had used, which was to keep the device parameters the same for those who receivedand those who received ice, when we looked at the pain levels that the patients had relayed to us when we were doing the procedure, we found that both of them were almost exactly the same in terms of discomfort, a level of 3-4 out of 10, with 10 being the highest discomfort level," lead investigator Jerome Garden, MD, told"In terms of patient satisfaction using a range...
In terms of patient satisfaction, rated on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being very satisfied, the average grade was 3.9 ± 0.9, Garden added, with 70% rating ≥ 4. "I would say that as the doctor, my number one priority is to always make sure my patients are comfortable, especially when treating a sensitive area like the eyes," added Lee, who was not involved with the study."I don't want them to suddenly jump or move from the discomfort when I have a device right next to their eye. I think that the patient comfort is very important to make sure that we're managing their discomfort so that the procedure is tolerable.